Comments on: Defining the “Social Team” http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/ Ideas and Best Practices on Innovation, Collaboration, and Social Media Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: CASUDI http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-396 Wed, 26 May 2010 16:26:38 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-396 You are certainly a great inspiration to me:-)

I am currently focused on the global nature of a start up biz/company and building a social team, and I cant think of any other way to go. Do I have other effective options? Other options considering the global and under funded nature of the Start Up? @CASUDI

]]> By: Patti Anklam » Socializing http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-327 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:27:25 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-327 [...] beings, it is social learning. I have also blogged social learning at theappgap. Social team (from Boris Pluskowski): a collection of individuals who have a common understanding of the “game they are [...]

]]> By: Calvin Bacon http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-320 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:53:51 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-320 Boris,

It seems to me that a “Social Team” is akin to “Society”. The thing that you have made more understandable is the fact that we all have an important role to play. If we work together, we can get more accomplished. A social team is a loosely-coupled organization with a non-traditional purpose.

Calvin

]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-317 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:27:35 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-317 You ask a really interesting question there Roland – my feeling is that there is no “optimum” size. Unlike in a face to face meeting where too many people in the room make communication impossible, the virtual nature of the medium used for Social Teams means that everyone can still have their input regardless of how many people are involved.

Indeed, for a long term Social Team to survive, I would say you have to be constantly attracting and recruiting new teammates to replenish the inevitable transition of members coming and going organically as their motivations, interests, and time constraints influence the commitment they give the teams they’re involved with.

In non-corporate run Social Teams, I think it also helps to have more members to off load the “burden” of leadership somewhat – and to make sure that there is a flow of fresh ideas and thoughts into the team to enhance the learning experience for everyone involved.

What are your thoughts on this?

]]> By: Roland Harwood http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-316 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:44:45 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-316 Great post Boris and couldn’t agree with you more that organisations don’t get the difference between communities and teams. I’ve seen many an organisation brag about the size of their community but it doesn’t take much to find out that there is little cohesion or motivation in what is essentially just a database. I like the distinction you make between teams and communities and am very interested in the potential of very large teams. Do you think there is an optimum size or is more always better? R

]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-315 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:27:16 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-315 Hi John

Glad you found it useful! Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions that this may have inspired that I can answer for you :)

Best

Boris

]]> By: John Michitson http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-314 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:11:00 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-314 Boris,

This is helpful insight!

John

]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-309 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:24:25 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-309 Perfectly said and understood Chris!

]]> By: sourcepov http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-308 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:51:44 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-308 This is outstanding Boris. I now understand where you’ve been coming from. It’s not that communities don’t have a place in society, or the workplace, or online. Rather, it’s that they are by definition broader, more generalized, and lacking the innate ability to create specific deliverables.

When social teams form from their ranks, however, with roles and resources and scope defined, anything is possible.

Do I have it now?

Sorry, I’ve been immersed in the “community of practice” model for so long, i had trouble letting go of it. Thanks for being patient with me.

]]> By: SiliconANGLE — Blog — The Future of Social Networks: Ideas http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-307 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:53 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-307 [...] idea is my call to form my own virtual team, to see who can help me accomplish something of value to me and the organization. I contrast this [...]

]]> By: Why Ideas Are Core to Enterprise 2.0 « I’m Not Actually a Geek http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-306 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:45:51 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-306 [...] idea is my call to form my own virtual team, to see who can help me accomplish something of value to me and the organization. I contrast this [...]

]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-305 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:25:30 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-305 Thanks George – glad you like it – am looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts after further analysis!

]]> By: George Levy http://completeinnovator.com/2010/02/09/defining-the-%e2%80%9csocial-team%e2%80%9d/#comment-304 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:49:31 +0000 http://completeinnovator.com/?p=610#comment-304 Very interesting way of dividing the roles of the team… I especially like the part: “Unlike the real world, in a Social Team, it’s important to point out that most of these positions are not usually assigned by anyone to anyone, but rather assumed with group permission by team members on their own.” I’m taking that thought and letting it sink in while rereading and analyzing the whole post from multiple angles. Thanks!

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